Volunteers prepare to fill Thanksgiving dinner bags Tuesday at Evelyn Mount's northeast Reno home a day after she reported food being stolen from her garage.

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A day after she reported that poultry had been stolen from two freezers in the garage of her northeast Reno home, Evelyn Mount and her troop of volunteers were busy Tuesday accepting and bagging food donations from the Washoe County community.

"This is the best day I've had this season," Mount said as she watched her volunteers packing turkeys in barrels, and putting stuffing, potatoes and canned goods in barrels and on shelves.

A steady stream of people started dropping off food at about 11 a.m. Tuesday morning, Mount said. ...